This past week during the full moon tides, alaria has been uncovered, and it’s in prime condition. Dulse is also coming on. Dawn and I scrabbled all over these rocks and down into the surf-filled crevices in order to find the darkest red dulse (it needs shade in order to develop deep colors), and I discovered some alaria in the surf that dried very black. Pigments = minerals! Good health to you!

Dawn and I decided to pick dulse as close to the open surf as possible. This is where the most vital plants are found.

Dawn is fearless when it comes to working in tight places while the surf flows in and out.

Sometimes it’s a bit of a stretch…..

Notice the kelp in the deeper water below.

That’s alaria with the yellow midrib growing in the zone just below the dulse.

Scrabbling for a living? Well, sometimes. It’s a bit like rock climbing on slippery rocks, and if you’re lucky, you fall in the water when you slip.

See why nori is considered to be labor intensive? Plants are small, few and far between!

Nevertheless, I wouldn’t trade this work and my “office” for anything!

aHHHHH, lARCH, nINA, dAWN, AND OTHER WORKERS AND FRIENDS, THIS IS MY FIRST TIME VIEWING THE BLOG -(i DON’T WANT TO GET ADDICTED TO BLOGS)YET IT’S WONDERFUL TO SEE YOU AGAIN IN YOUR “OFFICE” – HOW BEAUTIFUL! tHANK YOU FOR YOUR CONTINUED PASSION-FOLLOWING, WE ARE EVER GRATEFUL AS WE INCORPORATE YOUR HARVESTS INTO OUR DAILY NOURISHMENT. WE ARE STILL BREATHING HAPPILY IN SILVER SPRING, MARYLAND. i REPORT FOR JURY DUTY TOMORROW. LOVINGLY & lOYALLY, PAT